by Dionysius Lardner Boucicault, né Boursiquot (1820? - 1890)
Open the dure softly
Language: English
Open the dure softly, Somebody wants ye, dear; Give me a chink no wider than You’ll fill up wid your ear. Or, if you’re hard of hearing, dear, Your mouth will do as well; Just put your lips agan the crack, And hear what I’ve to tell. Open the dure softly, Somebody wants you, dear.
H. Hughes sets lines 1-8
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Dion Boucicault, Arrah-na-Pogue; or, The Wicklow Wedding, edited by Deirdre McFeely, County Clare, Ireland: Clare Press, 2017, page 15.
Text Authorship:
- by Dionysius Lardner Boucicault, né Boursiquot (1820? - 1890), no title, appears in Arrah-na-Pogue; or, The Wicklow Wedding, first published 1865 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Herbert Hughes (1882 - 1937), "Open the door softly", published 1924, lines 1-8 [voice and piano], note: eight lines from the play ; London : Enoch & Sons [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-03-27
Line count: 10
Word count: 55